Saturday, August 20, 2011

NL Wildcard Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Turner Field.

Wade Miley will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Lefthander Miley is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.

Miley's opponent in this one will be Brandon Beachy. The Braves righthander has a 3.43 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

The Diamondbacks were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Braves. That made winners of bettors who got Atlanta at -119 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak: Arizona has lost 3 straight games. Atlanta has won 2 straight games.

Team records: Arizona: 69-56 SU Atlanta: 74-52 SU

Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5

Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona's last 12 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Arizona

Next up: Atlanta home to Arizona, Sunday, August 21

NL Wildcard Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves

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